Today we met to finalize some more logistics. This is what we came up with for how we want our event to be planned out:
6:45: Doors Open
6:45-7:20: Raffle tickets/Half Court shots/Photo booth
7:20-7:30: Katje Speaks
7:30: Cooley speaks
8:05: Q&A begins
8:20: Announce raffle winners, thank yous, and sponsors
8:30: Event ends/photobooth continues till people leave.
We all are a little stressed, and we’re worried more college students are planning to show (and “planning” is never a solid word when it comes to college kids) than younger kids. Due to this minor crisis, we searched local high school coaches names on Google and emailed them. While I emailed a few and a few athletic directors, I emailed Barrington High School’s coach, who is also a guidance counselor there, mainly because Barrington is the first town in Rhode Island when listed alphabetically. So I reached out to him, wrote a description of our event, and concluded with this paragraph:
“As a basketball coach, I was hoping that you would consider attending this event and perhaps helping us to spread the word to other coaches and to your team to help us get the word out. I have attached our flyer for your convenience.
I thank you in advance for helping us to reach our goals. We appreciate your support and consideration!”
I got his response tonight, and it’s luckier than I had expected.
Lauren,
Good job putting this together. I will definitely spread the word. Did you send this out to all of the high school coaches in RI? If not, I can forward this to the coaches association that I am a member of. I will be in attendance. Anything to help out my alma mater (class of 1997), and specifically the basketball program. I’m sure the entire PC student body realize how lucky they are to have Coach Cooley. Let me know if there is anything else I can help you with. Take care.
Patrick Sullivan
Head Boys Basketball Coach
Barrington High School
Not only did I unintentionally network, but I opened up a whole book of resources that should benefit us by Thursday! I’d like to believe that our event is something that people want; it’s in demand, in a way, and by knowing peoples’ wants, it’s making marketing these events easier.
Three for PC 